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Adrian Newey preparing for 2014 with trepidation

Adrian Newey preparing for 2014 with trepidation

London:
Red Bull technical head Adrian Newey says he is preparing for next
year`s Formula One regulation changes with some trepidation.

The
sport is introducing a new V6 turbocharged engine with energy recovery
systems in what is considered the biggest shake-up in a generation.

Testing with the new cars is due to start at the end of January with the season starting in Australia in March.

"I
think from our perspective it is somewhere between mild panic and
crisis management," Newey joked on stage at Sunday`s Autosport Awards
where Red Bull won the international racing car of the year for the
fourth year in a row.

"Next year`s regulations are a huge change.
It is a very complicated powertrain and for many teams including
ourselves it really is a big challenge.

"Reliability could be a
big issue and it is far from clear how the three engine manufacturers
will perform compared to each other. We have got the aerodynamic changes
too."

Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel won both championships again
this year, for the fourth year in a row, and Newey, who has also won
championships with Williams and McLaren, said they would have been happy
to stick with the old regulations.

"At the moment we all feel it
is going to be remarkably different and we are about six months off
being prepared for the start of the season," he added.

"But that is the nature of F1 and somehow or other it always seems to be alright on the night. Let`s see."

Vettel expressed concern that the smaller engines could make the sport less of a thrill for competitors and spectators.

The
German recalled how his first Formula One test had been in a V10
engined Williams back in 2005, the last year before the V8s were
introduced.

"I just hope we are not going down from a power point
of view," he said. "The revs we will lose which I think is a shame -
because it is a new direction that we go into and a new technology."
Reuters ----------- ZEENEWS.com